Daniel Cawrey

Daniel Cawrey has been a contributor to CoinDesk since 2013. He has written two books on the crypto space, including 2020’s “Mastering Blockchain” from O'Reilly Media. His new book, “Understanding Crypto,” arrives in 2023.

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Inside Butterfly Labs: The ASIC bitcoin mining arms race

CoinDesk visits Butterfly Labs and looks at the factors involved in the bitcoin mining arms race.

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Inside Butterfly Labs: The challenges of producing bitcoin mining hardware

CoinDesk visits Butterfly Labs and reports on how they've managed customer expectations and why they don't mine themselves.

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The 6 weirdest alternative currency stories ever

CoinDesk takes a look at some of the weirdest alternative currency stories over the past few years.

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Bitcoin and M-Pesa: Why money in Kenya has gone digital

Bitcoin has major potential in Africa. But you might not realize how important electronic money already is there.

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Why Edward Snowden should be using bitcoins

No bank accounts? No credit cards? Snowden could use bitcoin in order to survive.

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Should corporations develop their own virtual currencies like bitcoin?

Virtual currencies can ensure that consumers will purchase goods within a company's own ecosystem, but do consumers actually find them useful?

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Does Google Wallet's slow adoption bode badly for bitcoin?

Google is having issues getting people to actually use Wallet. Will bitcoin face the same issues in becoming a conventional payment method?

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Green address – the solution to slow Bitcoin transactions?

One of the reasons why Bitcoin has experienced success over other digital currencies is its ability to overcome what is known as the double-spend problem.

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Draper 'entrepreneur heroes' University welcomes tuition in bitcoins

It's no wonder that Draper University of Heroes, based in Silicon Valley, is the first school to accept fees for tuition in bitcoins.

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Bridgewalker: the fast Bitcoin wallet for Android

A brand new mobile Bitcoin wallet called Bridgewalker hit the market promising to better bridge the gap between dollars and Bitcoin.

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